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Cheryl White

@ladyscorcher.bsky.social

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big fan of public libraries and clean air. engineer, jogger & cyclist. cancer survivor and patient partner. co-founder cavi.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · May 19

We had a nice time. There were 7 of us on the trip and I was the only one who had ever been to Algonquin before. They loved it and said they will go back.

You miss a lot of the most beautiful photos because you’re busy paddling or enjoying it but here are a few…

Two blue canoes pulled over to wait out the storm. Sky is grey.

Mess of posts and pans, stoves, utensils and a block of risotto rice on a rock. Someone is kneeling in a grey hoodie but you can’t see their face.

View of lake. Pines on both sides, fallen tree into water in foreground. Lake is very still and reflecting the blue sky with pink clouds.

Hand holding orange bowl of oatmeal with nuts and seeds. Trees, lake, canoe in background out of focus.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 34m

I nearly flipped a table when my onc started floating the idea of 10 years. Very tough thing to endure even for 5.

Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve been sewing and thrifting recently and both are teaching me so much.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1h

Friends, I’ve said it before, and I’d never steer you wrong.

You gotta believe.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks for the tip, I need to renew soon so will try to do that as well.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 1d

People need to stop the thinking that’s like “well when things get back to normal we’ll do this.” Remember how we said that about COVID years ago & we’re still in a pandemic? The United States is not coming back to glory & that shouldn’t be the goal. But WE can try to survive if we get together.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 18h

Seems to be going around… bsky.app/profile/wire...

WIRED @wired.com · 18h

Xbox users in the US face price increases up to 50 percent on their monthly gaming subscription, making it a great time to check if you’re on the right tier or if you even need to subscribe at all. www.wired.com/story/should...

Should You Cancel Xbox Game Pass? Everything to Know on the Price Hikes and New Features

Xbox users in the US face price increases up to 50 percent on their monthly gaming subscription, making it a great time to check if you’re on the right tier or if you even need to subscribe at all.

www.wired.com

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 18h

I just received a notification that adobe was raising the price I was paying by 50% as well. I canceled right away. Is this to pay for AI features many people don’t want?

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah no thanks… 50% price increase I guess to pay for the AI I don’t even want?

Screenshot of inbox, 2 emails from adobe. First says service is changing second says service is canceled.

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David Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 2d

Found this visitor take interesting, from Reddit yesterday. Lively dysfunction

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Nov 8

We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.

two kids crossing the street waving orange flags.
text: instead of dulling the sharpest of weapons, we hand out the weakest of shields.

rovélo creative

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

PSA: People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.

broken up piece of road next to the sidewalk.

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Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 1d

Volunteering at the fix it clinic this morning. Keeping clothing out of the landfill is a little but highly satisfying act of resistance 💪

A woman sits at a table behind a sign that says fabric fixers. She is focused on a sewing machine that has a pair of jeans on it.

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 1d

50% of Canadians don’t know this:

“The Canadian Cancer Society says drinking about three drinks a day could double the risk of developing cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx and esophagus, and increase the risk of colorectal and breast cancer by one-and-a-half times.”

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging | CBC News

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging.

www.cbc.ca

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2d

The fundamental disconnect is that the steps required by both science and patient safety are the steps hospital infection control leaders foolishly dismissed in 2020.

They have to choose between killing patients, and admitting a very big mistake.

Turns out their egos are worth more than your life.

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 3d

How politics is putting patients and health care workers at risk www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drgorfinkel.bsky.social @thestar.com

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

"Masks prevent the transmission of respiratory viruses. The science is clear," writes Iris Gorfinkel. "The standards are in place. A health policy that reacts to hospitalizations and deaths falls below the long-held standard of do-no-harm. Policies that are enacted only once hospitalizations are high do the opposite.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 2d

I saw someone speculate he was being shown ai images or videos.

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 2d

Doug Ford is not the mayor of Ontario

The premier’s continual interventions in municipal affairs diverts attention from pressing provincial issues

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 2d

Yikes. Whoever created these questions seems to have a bias towards adopting AI everywhere in Canada extremely fast. Seems bad to me.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 4d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 2d

I've been inside before! It must have been around 2018...

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Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 2d

Hospitals & police chiefs agree: speed cameras save lives. So why is Ford banning them?

Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook.

Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli

Tell Ford Keep Speed Cameras: Protect Kids & Pedestrians — Progress Toronto

Doug Ford announced plans to ban speed cameras—making it easier to speed. This move puts children and pedestrians at risk. Tell Ford and Queen’s Park: keep the speed cameras and keep enforcing speed ...

www.progresstoronto.ca

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 3d

drivers benefit as well!

speeding vehicles cause more accidents

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 3d

*cash grab

Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 3d

If people are getting so many tickets they call this a tax grab they are very very dangerous urban drivers.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 3d

Drivers who are going the speed of traffic and showing courtesy to other road users aren’t getting these tickets very often.

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 3d

If I had to guess the percentage of people who benefit from the speed cameras I would say 95%. All the people who don’t drive, all the people with family members who don’t drive, all the people who sometimes drive and sometimes walk or bike and all the people who drive the speed limit +/- ~15km/h.

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 4d

Say what you will about city councillors, but they generally have a pretty good sense for when issues are radioactive with voters. I've seen no signs of any worry in this debate — even from the suburbanites — that support for speed cameras will cost them support in next year's election.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 3d

The Trillium is hammering this story.

"Months before he was put in charge of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, cabinet minister David Piccini was at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in front-row seats with a director of a company his office would later give $7.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants to. #OnPoli

Labour minister was in Leafs glass seats with director of company he granted funding to

The ‘lower-scoring’ company got $7.5M of tax dollars through David Piccini’s office and is a client of the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding the minister recently attended

www.thetrillium.ca

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